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Automated Power Factor Solutions

This document describes an automated power factor correction and energy monitoring system. It continuously monitors the power factor and corrects lagging power factor to an optimum level by switching capacitor combinations. It also displays electrical and power parameters. The system takes voltage and current signals, processes them, determines power readings, and automatically switches capacitors if needed to correct a lagging power factor. Testing showed it improved the power factor from 0.60 to 0.97, reducing apparent power demand by 30%. Future developments could include harmonic filtering and monitoring voltage/current waveforms on a PC.

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Automated Power Factor Solutions

This document describes an automated power factor correction and energy monitoring system. It continuously monitors the power factor and corrects lagging power factor to an optimum level by switching capacitor combinations. It also displays electrical and power parameters. The system takes voltage and current signals, processes them, determines power readings, and automatically switches capacitors if needed to correct a lagging power factor. Testing showed it improved the power factor from 0.60 to 0.97, reducing apparent power demand by 30%. Future developments could include harmonic filtering and monitoring voltage/current waveforms on a PC.

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Automated Power Factor Correction

and Energy Monitoring System


Yasin Kabir, Yusuf Mohammad Mohsin, Dr. Md. Monirujjaman Khan (Supervisor)
.
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, North South University, Bangladesh

Objectives
 Continuously monitoring power factor.
 Correcting lagging power factor to an optimum level.
 Switching combination of capacitors to make maximum
utilization of capacitors.
 Incessantly demonstrating electrical and power
parameters on display.

Why is Power Factor Important?


Fig 7: APFC & Energy monitoring System Prototype
Power factor of a load is the ratio of Active Power (KW) to
Fig 3: Block diagram of the complete system.
Apparent Power (KVA) of an electrical installation
It is a measure of how effectively the electric power is consumed
by the load for useful power output. Schematic Diagrams
 A load with lower power factor draws more current than a load
with higher power factor for the useful power. Fig 8: Load situation after PF correction
 This leads to wastage of energy and poor electrical efficiency.
Results and Findings
 Without PF correction the pf value was significantly low 0.60
which was raised to 0.97 after applying PF correction.
 After PF correction the apparent power demand fall down from
Fig 4: Voltage sensor circuit. 269VA to 166VA which saved 30% Apparent power demand.
Fig 1: Lagging power factor Fig 2: Leading power factor The display is showing the load situation continuously
 Automated switching eased the capacitor attachment and
reduced number of capacitors.
Project Overview
 Voltage and current signals are taken from the mains via voltage
Conclusion and Future development
and current transformer.
 Lagging power factor is determined accurately and
 Signals are processed separately to make them appropriate for Fig 5: Current sensor circuit Fig 6: Flowchart of the Complete system
microcontroller input. corrected to the targeted level immediately.
 Mains voltage, current, real power, apparent power, power factor  Capacitance requirement is checked continuously to
prevent over correction.
are determined by microcontroller program. Designed Prototype  Incessantly monitoring load conditions.
 If PF is lagging, proper combination of capacitors are switched
automatically to correct PF to an optimum level.  For future development harmonic filtering can be added to
The Designed prototype for the Automated power factor correction and
 Voltage, current and power parameters are displayed for the system and load voltage & current waveforms can be
Energy monitoring system is shown in the following image.
continuously monitoring purpose. monitored in graphical representation on PC via serial com.

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